A along time ago



Once a long long time ago when I was only three,  I was sitting on my porch and a bird sat on my knee.  he sang a song about Autum and when his merry way,  I often stop and think about that very special day.  for a Sware  I saw that Same old  bird sitting on my lawn,  he was singing and singing that same old lovely song . did he know who I was? did he remember me ? did he know that years ago he sat upon my knee ?

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I’m very proud of this poem for it was the first poem I wrote after my relapse of MS

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Written on June 22, 2007

Submitted by Pennyhrc on July 28, 2022

Modified on March 28, 2023

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